Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-19
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1887.
Mahono,s Candldate-Apa,n.

How would the people Of Virginia
like to sec BoND administering in this
State national election law? What
do the people Of BONDS circuit, which
comprises the States Of Maryland, West
Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and
South Carolina, think ofJoHN SHERMAN's
proposition that Congress shall put all
the congressional elections in those
States under the control Of BoND?
Well, this is just what WILLIAM Ma
HOMES candidate for President is in IA
vor Of, and we suppose there can be no
reasonable ground for doubt that Ma
HONE himself Is in favor Of putting all
the congressional elections in all the
States under the control of national
election officers TO be appointed, OF
course, as the Federal deputy marshals
and supervisors are now appointed, by
such Federal Judges as HUGH l.. BOND.
Mr.. RTDDLEBERGEB tells us that Ma
HONE bitterly denounced the school
bill which placed the national fund un-
der the control of State officials, !
and favored school bill which would
have made all the school officials in all
the States mere tools Of the Federal
authorities, and would naturally have
resulted in destroying all the school
systems. Destroyed, how? We
answer by opening the white schools
to negro children. as was done by the
LEGISLATURE Of Ohio last fall, with the
approval Of ions SHERMAN. That is
the school bill to which Mr.. RIDDLE
TmGEB SAYS MAHoNE was friendly; and
it follows that 10 would naturally
favor national election law r.
ducing the States to a hopeless
condition Of absolute dependence upon
the Fedora Government. How long
would there continue to be any States
worthy Of the name if MALONE and
MAHoNE's candidate for President of
the United States should succeed in
securing the passage Of such an cleo
ton law as they would frame?
SHERMAN has concluded not to 60 to
North Carolina to face the people there
but he has no fears Of meeting the
South-hators Of his own State who have
put up for Governor that most malig-
nant of South-hators J. +. FoRARER
SnEHNAN made speech at Bellefon-
tainc On the loth ins;ant-a little over
week aeo-in which he used, as re-
ported 10y lis Cincinnati organ, the fol
lowing language
CAS- to the congressional elections
since. IN several Of these States, 1t has
been proven by every form OF human
testimony, and Is as clearly established
as the existence Of the rebellion. that
thev have been controlled 10y violence,
fraud. and forgery, aud that the so
called majority m the House IS now
and las been held 10y the mildcr mea-
surcs Of defence against ignorance and
barbarism to which Mr.. Watterson
pleasantly refers. such as changes OF
ballots or false returns.
SHERNAN's efiroutery Is amazing. OF
all the men in this country, he should
lie the last to talk about election
frauds-JoHN SHERMAN, Of ELIZA
PINKsToS notoriety, and one OF the
men who cheated Mr.. TuDEN out OF
the presidency in 1876, and put his
friend HAYES in the position of
fraudulent President. Poor HAYES
He is the victim of other mems crimes
He has to suffer obloquv and Sights
and be made the subjec Of sneering
remarks on account Of acts performed
by SHERMAN and other visiting states
men" However, "none of these
things move" SHERMAN, who said at
Belleiontalne
"Ihe returns Of congressional cleo
tions in several of the States of the
South show that the whole election Is
simply pretence, sham, and fraud.
Even white Democrats cease t. take
any interest in the contest, aud do not
vote because they know the returns will
be all right for them ut any rate. And
now the present Democratic majority
OF the House of Representatives,, which
Mr.. Carlisle expects 10 elect HIM as
Sneaker, and which passes upon ques-
tons vitality affecting your industries,
is made up Of men who have no more
riobt To seats ia the House OF Repre-
srntatiyes than the men certified to 10y
Jobn Tosney and Dan. Dalton had to
eats in the House Of Representatives
in Ohio.
That is the language Of the man
whom MALONE invited to Virginia a
few years ago to instruct our people in
their duties. We quote SHERMAN
again
"Now, fellow-citizons, the time has
come when the people Of the country,
North and South, have got 10 submit 10
the continuance of these crimes and
the consequent inequality Of repre-
sentatiOn between the North and the
South, with the inevitable peril o, TO
sistance by organization and blood.
tutu, or we nave 10 resort I'd inc con-
stitutional methods pointed out for the
correction of this evil. l do not hest
tate to ayow, after the most serious re-
Election, that this is duty which
should promptly be assumed and per
formed by the Republican party. Il
is pledged 10 it by every consideration
OF honor and duty TO shrink from i
would be the first great act OF cowardict
displayed in its history"
These be bitter words. But ther,
can be no mistaking their meaning
SHERMAN wants an election law which
shall insure the return OF majority o
Republicans to the national House o
Representative II the law DO not 81
framed as TO bring about THAT result, h'
will have no use for it. MALONE coulC
himself go TO the House OF Represen
tatiyes from Virginia if he had such
law as SHFRMAS's proposed one to ale
Lim IN being counted IN. Woalda1